1996 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
The 1996 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose eleven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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| Turnout | 74.52%
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The State of Washington was won by President Bill Clinton (D–AR) over Senator Bob Dole (R–KS), with Clinton winning 49.84% to 37.30% for a margin of 12.54%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform–TX) finished in third, with 8.92% of the popular vote.[2] As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Spokane County, Kittitas County, Pend Oreille County, Ferry County, and Asotin County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[3]
Results
| 1996 United States presidential election in Washington (state) | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Bill Clinton (incumbent) | Al Gore | 1,123,323 | 49.84% | 11 | |
| Republican | Bob Dole | Jack Kemp | 840,712 | 37.30% | 0 | |
| Reform | Ross Perot | Patrick Choate | 201,003 | 8.92% | 0 | |
| Independent | Ralph Nader | Winona LaDuke | 60,322 | 2.68% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | Jo Jorgensen | 12,522 | 0.56% | 0 | |
| Natural Law | Dr. John Hagelin | Dr. V. Tompkins | 6,076 | 0.27% | 0 | |
| U.S. Taxpayers' | Howard Phillips | Herbert Titus | 4,578 | 0.20% | 0 | |
| Independent | Charles Collins | Rosemary Giumarra | 2,374 | 0.11% | 0 | |
| Workers World Party | Monica Moorehead | Gloria La Riva | 2,189 | 0.10% | 0 | |
| Socialist Workers Party | James Harris | Laura Garza | 738 | 0.03% | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,253,837 | 100.0% | 11 | |||
Results by county
| County | William Jefferson Clinton Democratic |
Robert Joseph Dole Republican |
Henry Ross Perot Reform |
Ralph Nader[4] Independent |
Various candidates[4] Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,740 | 37.71% | 2,356 | 51.06% | 448 | 9.71% | 23 | 0.50% | 47 | 1.02% | -616 | -13.35% | 4,614 |
| Asotin | 3,349 | 45.81% | 2,860 | 39.12% | 936 | 12.80% | 72 | 0.98% | 94 | 1.29% | 489 | 6.69% | 7,311 |
| Benton | 20,783 | 38.63% | 26,664 | 49.56% | 5,311 | 9.87% | 416 | 0.77% | 629 | 1.17% | -5,881 | -10.93% | 53,803 |
| Chelan | 8,595 | 36.01% | 12,363 | 51.79% | 2,332 | 9.77% | 315 | 1.32% | 265 | 1.11% | -3,768 | -15.79% | 23,870 |
| Clallam | 12,585 | 42.64% | 12,432 | 42.12% | 3,187 | 10.80% | 794 | 2.69% | 518 | 1.75% | 153 | 0.52% | 29,516 |
| Clark | 52,254 | 46.35% | 46,794 | 41.51% | 9,663 | 8.57% | 2,726 | 2.42% | 1,293 | 1.15% | 5,460 | 4.84% | 112,730 |
| Columbia | 743 | 38.01% | 948 | 48.49% | 228 | 11.66% | 24 | 1.23% | 12 | 0.61% | -205 | -10.49% | 1,955 |
| Cowlitz | 18,054 | 53.87% | 11,221 | 33.48% | 3,441 | 10.27% | 531 | 1.58% | 268 | 0.80% | 6,833 | 20.39% | 33,515 |
| Douglas | 3,913 | 35.82% | 5,682 | 52.01% | 1,132 | 10.36% | 99 | 0.91% | 99 | 0.91% | -1,769 | -16.19% | 10,925 |
| Ferry | 1,197 | 42.49% | 1,091 | 38.73% | 408 | 14.48% | 56 | 1.99% | 65 | 2.31% | 106 | 3.76% | 2,817 |
| Franklin | 4,961 | 41.01% | 5,946 | 49.16% | 992 | 8.20% | 63 | 0.52% | 134 | 1.11% | -985 | -8.14% | 12,096 |
| Garfield | 497 | 39.60% | 623 | 49.64% | 117 | 9.32% | 8 | 0.64% | 10 | 0.80% | -126 | -10.04% | 1,255 |
| Grant | 8,065 | 36.88% | 10,895 | 49.83% | 2,496 | 11.41% | 203 | 0.93% | 207 | 0.95% | -2,830 | -12.94% | 21,866 |
| Grays Harbor | 14,082 | 53.65% | 7,635 | 29.09% | 3,757 | 14.31% | 445 | 1.70% | 331 | 1.26% | 6,447 | 24.56% | 26,250 |
| Island | 12,157 | 42.71% | 12,387 | 43.52% | 2,787 | 9.79% | 769 | 2.70% | 364 | 1.28% | -230 | -0.81% | 28,464 |
| Jefferson | 7,145 | 50.61% | 4,607 | 32.63% | 1,385 | 9.81% | 734 | 5.20% | 248 | 1.76% | 2,538 | 17.98% | 14,119 |
| King | 417,846 | 56.38% | 232,811 | 31.41% | 51,309 | 6.92% | 29,365 | 3.96% | 9,773 | 1.32% | 185,035 | 24.97% | 741,104 |
| Kitsap | 44,167 | 48.28% | 35,304 | 38.59% | 8,769 | 9.58% | 2,215 | 2.42% | 1,032 | 1.13% | 8,863 | 9.69% | 91,487 |
| Kittitas | 5,707 | 45.42% | 5,224 | 41.58% | 1,214 | 9.66% | 275 | 2.19% | 144 | 1.15% | 483 | 3.84% | 12,564 |
| Klickitat | 3,214 | 45.49% | 2,662 | 37.68% | 875 | 12.38% | 185 | 2.62% | 116 | 1.64% | 552 | 7.81% | 7,065 |
| Lewis | 10,331 | 37.37% | 13,238 | 47.89% | 3,373 | 12.20% | 390 | 1.41% | 312 | 1.13% | -2,907 | -10.52% | 27,644 |
| Lincoln | 1,806 | 35.88% | 2,587 | 51.40% | 518 | 10.29% | 62 | 1.23% | 60 | 1.19% | -781 | -15.52% | 5,033 |
| Mason | 10,088 | 48.62% | 7,149 | 34.45% | 2,816 | 13.57% | 412 | 1.99% | 285 | 1.37% | 2,939 | 14.16% | 20,750 |
| Okanogan | 4,810 | 36.79% | 5,890 | 45.05% | 1,797 | 13.74% | 278 | 2.13% | 300 | 2.29% | -1,080 | -8.26% | 13,075 |
| Pacific | 5,095 | 55.92% | 2,598 | 28.51% | 1,131 | 12.41% | 207 | 2.27% | 80 | 0.88% | 2,497 | 27.41% | 9,111 |
| Pend Oreille | 2,126 | 42.55% | 2,012 | 40.27% | 709 | 14.19% | 75 | 1.50% | 74 | 1.48% | 114 | 2.28% | 4,996 |
| Pierce | 120,893 | 50.57% | 89,295 | 37.35% | 22,051 | 9.22% | 4,138 | 1.73% | 2,696 | 1.13% | 31,598 | 13.22% | 239,073 |
| San Juan | 3,663 | 49.81% | 2,523 | 34.31% | 508 | 6.91% | 494 | 6.72% | 166 | 2.26% | 1,140 | 15.50% | 7,354 |
| Skagit | 18,295 | 44.49% | 16,397 | 39.88% | 4,818 | 11.72% | 987 | 2.40% | 621 | 1.51% | 1,898 | 4.62% | 41,118 |
| Skamania | 1,724 | 45.50% | 1,387 | 36.61% | 450 | 11.88% | 150 | 3.96% | 78 | 2.06% | 337 | 8.89% | 3,789 |
| Snohomish | 109,624 | 49.45% | 81,885 | 36.94% | 22,731 | 10.25% | 4,145 | 1.88% | 2,575 | 1.17% | 27,739 | 12.51% | 221,670 |
| Spokane | 71,727 | 45.05% | 66,628 | 41.84% | 16,532 | 10.38% | 2,495 | 1.57% | 1,850 | 1.16% | 5,099 | 3.20% | 159,232 |
| Stevens | 5,591 | 34.90% | 7,524 | 46.96% | 2,158 | 13.47% | 340 | 2.12% | 409 | 2.55% | -1,933 | -12.06% | 16,022 |
| Thurston | 45,522 | 52.16% | 29,835 | 34.18% | 7,622 | 8.73% | 3,148 | 3.61% | 1,153 | 1.32% | 15,687 | 17.97% | 87,280 |
| Wahkiakum | 924 | 50.33% | 619 | 33.71% | 215 | 11.71% | 43 | 2.34% | 35 | 1.91% | 305 | 16.61% | 1,836 |
| Walla Walla | 8,038 | 41.25% | 9,085 | 46.62% | 1,894 | 9.72% | 265 | 1.36% | 204 | 1.05% | -1,047 | -5.37% | 19,486 |
| Whatcom | 29,074 | 45.07% | 27,153 | 42.09% | 4,854 | 7.52% | 2,375 | 3.68% | 1,054 | 1.63% | 1,921 | 2.98% | 64,510 |
| Whitman | 7,262 | 45.69% | 6,734 | 42.37% | 1,315 | 8.27% | 286 | 1.80% | 298 | 1.87% | 528 | 3.32% | 15,895 |
| Yakima | 25,676 | 43.25% | 27,668 | 46.61% | 4,724 | 7.96% | 714 | 1.20% | 578 | 0.97% | -1,992 | -3.36% | 59,360 |
| Totals | 1,123,323 | 49.82% | 840,712 | 37.29% | 201,003 | 8.92% | 60,322 | 2.68% | 28,477 | 1.26% | 282,611 | 12.54% | 2,254,560 |
References
- Secretary of State: Kim Wyman. "Voter Turnout by Election". www.sos.wa.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1996 Presidential General Election Results – Washington
- Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- Our Campaigns; WA US President Race, November 05, 1996
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